Confidence tricksters

Hard to believe, but it’s been one year since Ponzi scheme ‘mastermind’ Bernie Madoff was arrested for scamming over $50 billion from investors. We thought it’d be the perfect time to check in and see how Madoff’s victims and associates are doing.

Washington, business, and sports Takeouts for November 2nd, 2009. From The Takeaway.

S.E.C. Inspector General David Kotz released a report stating that the agency had missed numerous opportunities to bust Bernie Madoff and his 16-year Ponzi scheme. The Takeaway talks to David Scheer, S.E.C. reporter for Bloomberg News.

The sixth book on the life of convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff hits bookstores today. The Takeaway speaks to Motoko Rich, who covers the publishing industry for The New York Times, along with author and journalist Erin Arvedlund.

Bernie Madoff was sentenced yesterday to the maximum term of 150 years, but what can his victims do to get some of their money back? Diana Henriques, a senior financial writer for The New York Times, has been following this story and joins The Takeaway.